//------------------------------// // A Little Bit of Bonding // Story: My Big Sister Lightning Dust // by BronySis //------------------------------// Its dark at the Ponyville jail, in the Ponyville jail two pegasus were sharing a cell. A turquoise passed out mare, and a rainbow maned pegasus pacing around in the cold cell. She called Twilight now she just has to wait. She paced around waiting for either Twilight or Lightning Dust to wake up. About two minutes of pacing later, a moan came from Lightning. Rainbow Dash's ears perked up and trotted over to the curled up mare on the floor. "You OK?" Lighting was groaning on the floor. "What happened?" Rainbow Dash looked at Lightning and asked her. "Well what do you remember?" Lightning still sprawled on the floor groaned. "I was throwing up," "What do you remember saying last?" Rainbow Dash asked, Lightning Dust rubbed her head with her hoof and said. "You asked how many drinks I had, I said..." She scratched her head trying to remember what else happened. "I don't know after that," Rainbow Dash realized that means she doesn't remember the rest of the conversation. Then Lightning got a sudden urge of pain to her jaw, she quickly raised her hoof to it and found that the her left side of her jaw is swelling, bruised, and bandaged. She looked over to Rainbow Dash and saw that Rainbows muzzle is bandaged. Lightning's eyes grew wide and curled back into a ball. And the shame of what she did started to set in, she just got drunk and assaulted a pony. A annoying pony she admitted to herself, but a higher brow pony none the less. The stupidity of what she did last night is setting in. Rainbow was completely unknown to whats happening to Lightning. Lightning Dust realized where she was, she was in jail. She internally started to panic but externally she was massaging her jaw while trying not to hurt her jaw. Lightning slowly stood up, her legs groaned in pain. She had been knocked out a long time. Lightning started trotting around in a circular pattern thinking what was she going to do. Rainbow Dash looked to the mare and said something to ease. "My friend, Twilight, is out in Canterlot, but she is on her way to get us out." Lightning Dust ears perked to the highest degree with hope. Then lowered with a bit of a realization. "Is she one of your friend from Wonderbolt academy?" Rainbow Dash looked to Lightning and realized the past experience of the two had. "Yes, but she will forgive you." Lightning rolled her eyes and simply replied with. "If some pony almost killed me I wouldn't forgive me," "Look she's getting you out so dont be complaining." Lightning gave a larger eye role and raised a eyebrow. "I am not complaining, I am questioning her reasoning." Rainbow Dash got a bit of a pout. "Because shes nice." Lightning grew into confusion. "But what does she gain out of it?" Rainbow Dash got a look of confusion to match Lightning Dust. "She gains, the satisfaction of helping pony's," Lightning stared rubbing her head in confusion. But there's no payoff to that, no way of helping you or your position. If anything helping two pony's who got in a bar fight, one of them highly respected, the other well awesome but would not or ever be able to help you. "So now that your sober," Rainbow Dash snapped Lightning out of thought and then continued. "You know what we did was stupid. You should really think of Scootaloo when you do stuff like you did. Does she even know you ever and are drinking?" Lightning looked to Rainbow Dash thinking of what she should say. She could be honest and say no. Or she could make sure she didn't get close to Rainbow which to her seems like the best choice. After time to contemplate Lightning responded with. "Its none of your business." Lightning turned up her muzzle to Rainbow Dash. Rainbow bit her tongue saying something as bitter would not give the two time to grow. And it would not get information she needed, so she decided to be like Fluttershy. "So no, right? Why do you keep your own sister in the dark." Lightning grew a bitter look on her face. Right now she could be honest and say because Scootaloo might hate her older sister as much if not more than her parents. But the best option in her mind was. "She doesn't need to know." "She is your sister, she deserves to know." Rainbow Dash tried to reason without losing her cool. Lighting simply glared at Rainbow Dash, she was stuck and wasn't moving. Reminds Rainbow Dash of another stubborn pony. "Alright, you two are good. Your rides here." The police mare that took the two in opened the cell to let them go. The two beat up pegasus walked out to the outside to the rest of the town. There right outside the building was a very well known princess. "Hey Twi thanks for the help." Twilight was about to say no problem. But she noticed the other pegasus, and got a bit of shock on her face at the injuries both of the pegasus have. "What in the name of Equestria happened," "Chill Twi I'll explain as we walk." Rainbow Dash tried to comfort her worried friend. "You two are staying at my house me and Spike will take care of you." Twilight had a idea and her eyes lit up and exclaimed. "We can have a sleep over! Oh this is going to be exciting," Rainbow Dash shook her head as Twilight went on. Rainbow looked over to Lightning Dust, who was slowly trotting towards the hotel down the street. "Hey where are you going?" Lightning looked to the mare talking to her. "You wouldn't want a mare like me." Twilight got off her rambling and over herd this she flew right up to the turquoise pegasus and said. "Are you kidding me! I would love to have Rainbow Dash's friend stay with me." Lightning got a surprised look on her face. Friend? She wasn't Rainbow Dash's friend. But again this was a sleep over with a princess. Lightning Dust, unsure looked over to Rainbow Dash. Rainbow smiled and nodded her head, signalling it was OK. Lightning matched Rainbow's smile with her own and happily replied with. "Sounds nice." Twilight beamed with excitement and stared rambling on about check list, and a new report. The three pony's started heading towards the library. This doesn't make the pain of what happen with Scootaloo go away but it gives the two time away from each other to think. And that is what the two sisters need right now.